Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-01-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 19
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 62▲ 165 vs year ago 122 · +135.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 7▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$124.55
107 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441127.3356180
Medium and Large 2416117.3548925
Medium and Large 3435103.494502thin
One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale107 hd
124.55
—
AL average15 barns · 1,822 hd
120.83
+3.72
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,72577.501,3371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28951.376626thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26046.505861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20544.885413thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320167.00/cwt167.00–167.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1322180.22/cwt179.00–186.005809
Steers—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1373165.06/cwt162.00–168.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1423157.02/cwt152.00–160.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 3466118.23/cwt115.00–123.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 1473148.55/cwt144.00–153.007035
Steers—Medium and Large 2478137.07/cwt135.00–139.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1515142.49/cwt139.00–145.007346
Steers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1577127.94/cwt124.00–134.007386
Steers—Medium and Large 1608123.99/cwt121.00–126.007545
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626129.00/cwt129.00–129.0080811
Steers—Medium and Large 2632114.92/cwt112.00–116.0072612
Steers—Medium and Large 1666119.01/cwt118.00–121.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 280082.00/cwt82.00–82.006561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318130.53/cwt124.00–134.004157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339141.03/cwt134.00–144.0047814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350144.00/cwt144.00–144.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363119.34/cwt118.00–120.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373132.09/cwt126.00–136.0049311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421115.57/cwt112.00–119.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430125.03/cwt120.00–128.0053811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435103.49/cwt103.00–104.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471121.92/cwt118.00–125.0057415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486110.01/cwt105.00–112.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519119.77/cwt115.00–123.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520107.50/cwt104.00–111.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 255099.00/cwt99.00–99.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567113.00/cwt109.00–117.006419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608109.53/cwt107.00–112.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215202.00/cwt202.00–202.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263175.96/cwt172.00–180.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265158.00/cwt158.00–158.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315177.50/cwt172.00–186.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322162.09/cwt156.00–170.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368146.77/cwt142.00–149.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381159.00/cwt155.00–162.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405136.22/cwt134.00–138.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421151.67/cwt146.00–158.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460112.00/cwt112.00–112.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467118.69/cwt116.00–120.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471133.43/cwt129.00–140.006287
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513104.49/cwt104.00–105.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528124.47/cwt120.00–129.0065712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568108.79/cwt106.00–111.006186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572116.76/cwt113.00–121.0066814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626110.16/cwt106.00–115.0069014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 270585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710100.49/cwt100.00–101.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 278083.00/cwt83.00–83.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 281578.00/cwt78.00–78.006361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20544.88/cwt42.00–46.505413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26046.50/cwt46.50–46.505861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28951.37/cwt48.00–53.506626
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—993.33/cwt950.00–1,040.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—810.00/cwt650.00–950.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—706.67/cwt700.00–710.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—395.00/cwt330.00–460.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—200.00/cwt200.00–200.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.